English literature, you read books, analyze theories, and many other things. The main point of English literature is to have the ability to understand the deep meaning of text and the complexities.
​There are four types of English literature which are poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama. Besides the general literature genres there are many more subgeneres some common subgenres are mystery, fantasy horror, romance, historical fiction, science fiction, folk lore, fairytails, and many more.